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hipocampo

hippocampus

noun ee-poh-KAHM-poh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Greek hippokampos, from hippos (horse) + kampos (sea monster).

Also means

seahorse

Usage Note

Hipocampo serves two roles: in anatomy it is the brain structure (hipocampo) central to memory formation, and in common speech it is also the word for the seahorse animal. Learners of medicine encounter it in phrases like el hipocampo derecho; nature documentaries use it for the fish.

Examples

"El hipocampo es clave para la memoria."

Natural Translation

The hippocampus is key to memory.

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